Rule 5-3

The definition of an illegal body check in high school boys’ lacrosse widens to include “initiating contact directly to an opponent’s head or initiating contact to an opponent’s body that then follows through to the head.” This clarification of Rule 5-3 is in addition to Rule 4-28-7 which states that “any player who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion (such as loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, confusion or balance problems) shall be immediately removed from the game and shall not return to play until cleared by an appropriate healthcare professional."